พอถูไถ
pɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
good enough; passable
acceptable though not good; just good enough to pass or get by
Examples
รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaorice noodles; noodle dishชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎi1good enough; passable2[to] get by; make doแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
The taste of this bowl of noodles is just acceptable, but not very good.
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รายงานraai-ngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำtamเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangมีจุดmii-jùtผิดพลาดpìt-plâatเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
His report was finished on time; the quality is just passable, but there are minor errors.
ชุดchútนี้níiใส่sàiไปงานbpai-ngaanได้dâaiพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่mâiเข้าชุดkâo-chútเท่าไหร่tâo-rài
This outfit is just good enough for the event, even though it doesn’t match very well.
เสียงsǐiangจากjàakไมค์máiตัวสำรองdtuua-sǎm-rɔɔngพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiสำหรับsǎm-ràpการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaจะjàอัดเสียงàt-sǐiangต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenตัวdtuuaที่tîiดีกว่าdii-gwàaนี้níi
The sound from the backup mic is barely acceptable for a meeting, but for recording we need a better one.
2VerbB1
[to] get by; make do
to manage to cope or get through a situation with just enough, even if it is difficult or imperfect
Examples
เงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่มากmâi-mâakไม่มากmâi-mâaknot much; not many; not veryแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎi1good enough; passable2[to] get by; make doจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าเช่าkâa-châoค่าเช่าkâa-châorent; rental charge/feeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ค่ากินkâa-ginค่ากินkâa-ginfood expenses; meal allowanceอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
My salary isn’t much, but it’s just enough to manage rent and living expenses.
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รถrótเก่าgàoคันkanนี้níiยังyangพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiขับkàpไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanได้dâaiแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàสตาร์ตยากsà-dtàat-yâakหน่อยnɔ̀i
This old car can still just about get me to work, even though it’s a bit hard to start.
อ่านàanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanไม่mâiครบkrópแต่dtɛ̀ɛผมpǒmคิดว่าkít-wâaน่าจะnâa-jàพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamประชุมbprà-chumได้dâai
I haven’t read all the documents, but I think I can just about manage to answer questions in the meeting.
ร้านráanเพิ่งเปิดpə̂ng-bpə̀ətเลยləəiยังyangมีmiiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanไม่พอmâi-pɔɔวันนี้wan-níiคงkongพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiรับrápลูกค้าlûuk-káaได้dâaiถึงtʉ̌ngเย็นyen
The shop just opened so we don’t have enough staff; we’ll probably manage to get by with customers until the evening.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenenough; sufficientPart 1
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ถูไถtǔu-tǎiถูไถtǔu-tǎi1[to] muddle through; scrape by; make do2passable; barely adequate (colloq.)[to] muddle through; scrape by; make doPart 2
พอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎigood enough; passablegood enough; passableWord